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U.S.-Israel Dispute Overshadows War Moves against Iran PDF Print E-mail
Written by Charles Frederick   
Monday, 29 March 2010 06:06


JERUSALEM/AL-QUDS, Israel/Palestine, Mar. 28 — Last Tuesday’s meeting between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was supposed to be a routine event, coinciding with the conference of the pro-Israel lobby.

However, the meeting quickly became shrouded in controversy. No report was made by the State Department after the event; no public handshake photo-op; no joint press conference.

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China Reports on U.S. Human Rights PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 22 March 2010 06:03


BEIJING, China, Mar. 20 — Last week, the long-anticipated report on human rights abuses in the U.S., published by the Information Office of the State Council, was released.

The report, compiled from public news sources and government statistics, is meant to expose Washington’s “double standards on the human rights issue” by showing that the U.S. is a human rights abuser.

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Puppet Regime Holds 2nd Election PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 08 March 2010 06:02


BAGHDAD, Occupied Iraq, Mar. 7 — As we go to press, the Iraqi occupation regime is holding its second elections since the 2003 invasion.

The two main electoral coalitions, one headed by current puppet Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the other by former puppet Prime Minister Iyad al-Lawi, are both tested servants of the U.S.-led occupation.

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Sectarianism Leads Iraq Election PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 15 March 2010 06:02


BAGHDAD, Occupied Iraq, Mar. 14 — With over half the votes still to be counted, the shape of the parliamentary election appears to be coming into focus, with the image showing deepening sectarian division.

The “moderate” Shi’ite Islamists around Nuri al-Maliki are leading in Baghdad, Basra and other Shi’ite areas. The “moderate” Sunni Islamists around Iyad al-Lawi, who presented themselves as “secular” are leading in mostly Sunni areas, as well as in the northern Kirkuk region.

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Greek Workers Hold General Strike PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 01 March 2010 06:02


ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 25 — For the second time in two weeks, workers staged a 24-hour general strike to protest austerity budget measures proposed by the Greek government.

 

Virtually all businesses were closed, including factories, retail stores, airports and seaports. An estimated 2 million workers participated in the strike, with tens of thousands protesting in the streets of Athens and other major cities.

 

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